Does your car have new tyres? Here are two tyre maintenance tips for car owners to help them keep their tyres in good condition.
They should regularly check their tyres' tread depths and pressure levels
One essential step that every car owner should take is to regularly check both the tread depths and pressure levels of their tyres. Adequate tread depth plays an important role in ensuring a driver stays safe when they're on the road. When the tread depth of a tyre gets too low, it may become more prone to blowouts during road journeys, which could result in the driver being unable to control their vehicle.
Low tyre tread depths can also increase the risk of a car not maintaining its grip on the road. As such, car owners should check the tread depth of all their tyres regularly. They can do this with a tyre tread gauge. If the number is below the minimum legal tread depth required in the country they drive their car in, they should replace their tyres.
The pressure levels of tyres are just as important. If a person drives their car with underinflated tyres, they may be at greater risk of experiencing tyre blowouts, whilst if they drive around with overinflated tyres, they may notice issues with car handling and find that their tyres have less traction. Any car owner who's concerned about this should check the recommended pressure levels for their vehicle's tyres in their car manual, and should then regularly check each tyre's pressure levels at a service station or a mechanic's garage. They should do this task when the car tyres are cold, as this is when the readings are likely to be most accurate.
They should rotate their tyres
Car owners should also rotate their tyres periodically. Tyre rotation is essential as, due to steering forces and weight distribution, the front tyres of a car tend to wear out differently than those at the rear. Rotating a car's tyres will ensure that all of the tyres wear out at the same rate.
Uneven tyre wear can cause a lot of issues. It can, for example, result in a decline in traction. If for example, two of a car's tyres are more worn than the other two, the former will not be able to grip the road as well as the latter. This could make it hard for the driver to control the tyres on the more worn side of their car, especially when they're driving on icy or wet roads.
Additionally, if a person's car tyres wear out unevenly, they'll need to replace some of them prematurely, before then eventually replacing the remaining ones. As such, prioritising tyre rotation can also spare a car owner the cost and stress of having to take their vehicle to a mechanic very frequently.
